LOS ANGELES (AP) - Billy Gilman sang so well at the first star-studded Michael Jackson tribute concert, he was asked back for the second show. The 13-year-old country singer performed Jackson's Oscar-nominated song "Ben'' during "Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration, The Solo Years,'' on Friday night at New York's Madison Square Garden. He'd returned to Los Angeles when he got a phone call on Sunday, asking him to fly back to New York and do it again during Monday's show. "I love to sing 'Ben,''' Gilman told AP Radio. "Ever since I heard the song, I flipped over it because it has a beautiful melody. I just love it so I just sang my best.'' Gilman said performing the song for Jackson was "fun, it was exciting, it was nerve-racking, all those mixed feelings. It was truly amazing because I was singing with a legend.''
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